Fine wines supplied by City Wine and Wine Merchants of Colorado will be served on Wednesday at For the Love of Raymond, a pre-Valentine’s Day fund-raiser for the Raymond Wentz Foundation.
Oncologist David Schrier started the foundation three years ago as a tribute to the memory of his patient Raymond Wentz, who was 18 when he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “Raymond fought cancer with a bravery and grace that continues to inspire all who helped care for him,” Schrier recalls. “With only his 19-year-old sister at home to help him, this young man showed amazing character. He was forever smiling, gentle and supportive of those who treated him. He made Read more…

Study after study has shown that when it comes to charitable fundraisers, Denver has more per capita than any comparably sized city in the nation. Joanne Davidson has been covering them for The Denver Post since 1985, coming here from her native California where she'd spent the previous seven years as San Francisco bureau chief for U.S. News & World Report magazine.